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Re: Sweet merciful ! F350 VS 05 Mustang

Reply #15 –
Speaking of charger and magnum cop cars, did anyone else see the special about them on TV.  They were featured on the Discovery Channel Show "Daily Planet".  There was about a 20 min segment showing ?Texas? law enforcement testing them.

It was interesting.  I wonder if they will as reliable as the Crown Vic.  My cousin is an RCMP here, and he said: they run the c/v's till  500 000km.

Re: Sweet merciful ! F350 VS 05 Mustang

Reply #16 –
I build cop cars for the RCMP and here (Nova Scotia) they run Crown Vics to a certain point:

After 150k if it needs any major repairs it's decommissioned -or-
After 200k it's put on a waiting list for replacement -or-
If it's wrecked to the point that it's written off or if it can't be safely repaired...

...Then they get a new cop car. It's all about mileage, damage or repairs. Our local detachment still has a '96 Caprice, and in Dartmouth yesterday I saw a '93 Crown Vic still in service (still had the two large rotating roof lights instead of a light bar). I've also seen a detachment have to have an old K-5 Blazer repinted because it was still in the old blue/white paint scheme (that was last year).

I've also learned from building these cop cars that I would NEVER, EVER buy an ex cop car at an auction. I know just how bad those poor cars are when they come into our shop after equipment removal, and after the removal they're even worse...
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Re: Sweet merciful ! F350 VS 05 Mustang

Reply #17 –
The magic number up in my department is 100K.  Some of the higher ups are trying to stretch it to 125K, however none have made it that far due to the fact that the warrantee/service plan the county has does not include transmission fluid changes.  Unlike some of the new style trannys that can go 200K with the same fluid and no change, the 4r70w will not.  Heck I had to change my own belt and tension adjuster last week because the pct mechanic was out sick and my lieutenant said to drop the car off at the dealer who handles warantee work.  That would have left me driving a spare for this week and next while waiting for it to get fixed.  NOT HAPPENING.  Besides the mechanic only me and about three other guys will attempt to work on these things.  Everyone else asks us for help if its needed and they don't feel like downlining a car for a while and driving a spare hunk o' poop around.
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Re: Sweet merciful ! F350 VS 05 Mustang

Reply #18 –
WOAH... That is one screwed up Stang... Anyone lookin for a 3 valve 4.6 for a swap???

Quote from: Thunder Chicken
Our local detachment still has a '96 Caprice, and in Dartmouth yesterday I saw a '93 Crown Vic still in service.

Today here in Chesapeake I saw a old '90-'91 box body Caprice still out on patrol(looked good). Thought they had em all down at the police driver training academy. I havent been there but seen some pictures, they have instructors that will scare you to death.. They'll get out there and have the trainees chase them though wooded areas and do all kind of $hit to get away, from raming to running each other off the course. Needless to say there are sum tore up cars when they finish that training...

Re: Sweet merciful ! F350 VS 05 Mustang

Reply #19 –
Ah, thread derailment at its' best. :D